THE BEATLES The Beatles are the most popular group of all time.Their songs and images carrying powerful ideas of love, peace, help, and imagination evoked creativity and liberation and contributed to breaking walls in the minds of millions, thus making impact on human history.
In July of 1957, in Liverpool, Paul McCartney met John Lennon; they were both teenagers. Paul impressed John with his mastery of acoustic guitar, and was invited to join Lennon's group, The Quarrymen. The Quarrymen
George Harrison joined them in February of 1958. In 1959 they played regular gigs at a club called The Casbah. They were joined by vocalist Stuart Sutcliffe, and by drummer Peter Best, whose mother owned The Casbah club. John Lennon dreamed up the band's final name, The Beatles, a mix of "beat" with "beetle". In 1960 The Beatles toured in Hamburg, Germany. There they were joined by Ringo Starr. From February 1961 to August 1963, The Beatles played a regular gig at the Cavern in Liverpool. They were paid five pounds for their first show, rising to three hundred pounds per show in 1963. In two and a half years The Beatles gave 262 shows at the Cavern in Liverpool. The Beatles Biography
BLOC PARTY
Consisting of singer/guitarist Kele Okereke, guitarist Russell Lissack, bassist/singer Gordon Moakes, and drummer Matt Tong, the band was formerly known as Angel Range and Union before settling on Bloc Party. Okereke and Lissack met each other through mutual friends at the Reading Festival, and discovered that they had musical tastes as well as friends in common. Tong and Moakes soon joined their collaboration, and under the name Union, the quartet issued a demo in early 2003; later that year, they switched their name to Bloc Party. Bloc Party's Biography
Bloc Party
BANQUET Banquet is a single from a British rock band call Bloc Party, from the album "Silent Alarm" , recorded in 2004 and released in the UK on April 25, 2005.
HELICOPTER
"Helicopter" is a song by English rock band Bloc Party that was originally released in the UK in 2004 on the "Little Thoughts EP", and two years later as a single from their debut album, "Silent Alarm" in the US.
HARD ROCK
The first Hard Rock Cafe (HRC) opened its doors to the public on June 14, 1971, in London, England. Founded by Isaac Tigrett and Peter Morton, two enterprising and music-loving Americans, HRC was an instant classic, attracting droves of customers with its first-rate, but moderately priced, casual American fare, warm service and ever-present rock 'n' roll music and sensibility. Although it was initially decorated with an eye toward eclectic Americana, HRC has ultimately become the world's leading collector and exhibitors of rock 'n' roll memorabilia.
London, Hard Rock Cafe
London, Hard Rock Cafe
With over 175 venues in more than 53 countries around the world, including 139 cafes and 16 Hotels/Casinos, Hard Rock has become a truly global phenomenon. From its launch in London, England, to New York, Los Angeles, Paris and Tokyo, and on to such exotic and far-flung locales as Kuala Lumpur and Ho Chi Minh City, Hard Rock offers a special experience to its devoted, ever-expanding clientele. Its unparalleled memorabilia collection, which consists of more than 70,000 pieces that are rotated from restaurant to restaurant, provides the world's most comprehensive "visual history" of rock 'n' roll. Hard Rock History
QUEEN Queen is a British rock band which was popular in the 1970s and 1980s. The group is well known for its sports anthems and classic rock radio staples, particularly the hits 'We Are the Champions' and 'Bohemian Rhapsody" ; the band promoted the latter, first released in 1975, with one of the earliest successful music videos, and later re-released it for the soundtrack album from the movie Wayne's World. Queen are widely recognised as pioneers of heavy metal, glam rock, and stadium rock. Queen Biography
DON'T STOP ME NOW Don't Stop Me Now" is a song by English rock group Queen, featured on their 1978 album Jazz. Written by vocalist Freddie Mercury, it was recorded in August/September 1978 at Super Bear Studios i, France, and is the twelfth track on the album.
The Beatles are the most popular group of all time.Their songs and images carrying powerful ideas of love, peace, help, and imagination evoked creativity and liberation and contributed to breaking walls in the minds of millions, thus making impact on human history.
In July of 1957, in Liverpool, Paul McCartney met John Lennon; they were both teenagers. Paul impressed John with his mastery of acoustic guitar, and was invited to join Lennon's group, The Quarrymen.
The Quarrymen
George Harrison joined them in February of 1958. In 1959 they played regular gigs at a club called The Casbah. They were joined by vocalist Stuart Sutcliffe, and by drummer Peter Best, whose mother owned The Casbah club. John Lennon dreamed up the band's final name, The Beatles, a mix of "beat" with "beetle". In 1960 The Beatles toured in Hamburg, Germany. There they were joined by Ringo Starr. From February 1961 to August 1963, The Beatles played a regular gig at the Cavern in Liverpool. They were paid five pounds for their first show, rising to three hundred pounds per show in 1963. In two and a half years The Beatles gave 262 shows at the Cavern in Liverpool.
The Beatles Biography
Did you know that Paul McCartney died in a car crash in November 1966, was replaced by a look-alike carefully groomed in his musical style to match that of the deceased Beatle??
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John Lennon's Biography
Let it be (You Tube)
BLOC PARTY
Consisting of singer/guitarist Kele Okereke, guitarist Russell Lissack, bassist/singer Gordon Moakes, and drummer Matt Tong, the band was formerly known as Angel Range and Union before settling on Bloc Party. Okereke and Lissack met each other through mutual friends at the Reading Festival, and discovered that they had musical tastes as well as friends in common. Tong and Moakes soon joined their collaboration, and under the name Union, the quartet issued a demo in early 2003; later that year, they switched their name to Bloc Party.
Bloc Party's Biography
BANQUET
Banquet is a single from a British rock band call Bloc Party, from the album "Silent Alarm" , recorded in 2004 and released in the UK on April 25, 2005.
HELICOPTER
"Helicopter" is a song by English rock band Bloc Party that was originally released in the UK in 2004 on the "Little Thoughts EP", and two years later as a single from their debut album, "Silent Alarm" in the US.
HARD ROCK
The first Hard Rock Cafe (HRC) opened its doors to the public on June 14, 1971, in London, England. Founded by Isaac Tigrett and Peter Morton, two enterprising and music-loving Americans, HRC was an instant classic, attracting droves of customers with its first-rate, but moderately priced, casual American fare, warm service and ever-present rock 'n' roll music and sensibility. Although it was initially decorated with an eye toward eclectic Americana, HRC has ultimately become the world's leading collector and exhibitors of rock 'n' roll memorabilia.
With over 175 venues in more than 53 countries around the world, including 139 cafes and 16 Hotels/Casinos, Hard Rock has become a truly global phenomenon. From its launch in London, England, to New York, Los Angeles, Paris and Tokyo, and on to such exotic and far-flung locales as Kuala Lumpur and Ho Chi Minh City, Hard Rock offers a special experience to its devoted, ever-expanding clientele. Its unparalleled memorabilia collection, which consists of more than 70,000 pieces that are rotated from restaurant to restaurant, provides the world's most comprehensive "visual history" of rock 'n' roll.
Hard Rock History
QUEEN
Queen is a British rock band which was popular in the 1970s and 1980s. The group is well known for its sports anthems and classic rock radio staples, particularly the hits 'We Are the Champions' and 'Bohemian Rhapsody" ; the band promoted the latter, first released in 1975, with one of the earliest successful music videos, and later re-released it for the soundtrack album from the movie Wayne's World. Queen are widely recognised as pioneers of heavy metal, glam rock, and stadium rock.
Queen Biography
DON'T STOP ME NOW
Don't Stop Me Now" is a song by English rock group Queen, featured on their 1978 album Jazz. Written by vocalist Freddie Mercury, it was recorded in August/September 1978 at Super Bear Studios i, France, and is the twelfth track on the album.
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